Lettice Knowles. You might not know her name as well as her famous cousin, Elizabeth I.

But her life was no less dramatic.

Born into the heart of Tudor intrigue, Latisse lived through the reigns of six English monarchs,

seven if you can't, Lady Jane Grey.

From Henry the 8th to Charles I,

spanning and astonishing 91 years.

That alone would make her remarkable.

But she was more than just long lived.

She was bold and a little bit

of a troublemaker, if we're honest. Welcome back to the Renaissance English History podcast. I am

your host, Heather. I am, of course, delighted that you are here with me this week. We are a part

of the Agora Podcast Network and also the original Tudoror history podcast telling stories of Tudor England since 2009.

So let's talk today about Lettice Knowles. Let's start with how you pronounce her name and just get that out of the way before we do anything else.

All right. I've heard it, Latisse. I've heard it, Lettice. I've heard it lettuce, like salad.

I've heard it lettuce, like rhyming with, I don't know, notice or something. I've heard a lot of

different things. It is short for Letitia, I believe. Somebody can correct me on that if I'm wrong.

I think it's short for

Latisha. So I'm going to go with Latisse. If it really bothers you, I'm sorry. I know there's a lot of

different ways that people say it. So we are saying Latisse today. Latice was a noble woman

whose legacy has been overshadowed by her turbulent relationship with the queen.

But this isn't just a story of rivalry. It's about love. It's about scandal and survival in the

cutthroat tutor world. So today we're going to talk about her life from her noble birth to,

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